Crate for water bottles or carboys



Aug. 3, 1943.

c. E. JOHNSON CRATE FOR WATER BOTTLES OR CARBOYS Filed July 4, 1939Patented Aug. 3, 1 943 This invention relates to a crate for holdinglarge glass bottles or carboys, whereby the same may be transported andstored with a minimum risk of breakage.

Heretofore, the crates employed for handling large glass bottles havebeen constructed'principally of wood, and the cost of repairing such,

crates constitutes an important factor in' the sale and distribution ofspring and distilled water. The present invention has for its principalobin each of the legs of the V for posts. At the upper end of the poststhere are provided horizontal braces 1 interconnecting the ject theproduction of a novel and eflicient crate for large glass bottles orcarboys which is constructed of metal and so designed as to withstandthe transportation and storage of large glass bottles to the end thatthe cost normally incident to such business of repairing the crates willbe materially reduced.

In the crate of the present invention, the carboy or bottle is supportedon metallic bars of spring character which act as sockets or receptaclesfor the lower end of the bottle and maintain the same properly spacedfrom the side of the crate. The crate of the present invention isconstructed out of suitable shock-proof steel in a skeleton manner. Theframe of the crate is light-weight, strong and durable in itsconstruction and also arranged so that the packing and rem-oval of thecarboy or bottle is readily effected.

Various novel features of the present invention, together with furtherobjects and advantages thereof, will be fully understood from adescription of the preferred form or example of a crate embodying thepresent invention. For this purpose, one practical embodiment of thepresent invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevation of the crate showing in dotted lines a bottleor carboy in position therein.

Figure 2 is a plan view.

Figure 3 is a vertical section on the line 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary plan of a modified form of crate. V

Figure 5 is a fragmentary vertical section on the line 5--5 of Figure 4.Referring to the drawing, the crate comprises,

an outer frame formed by a base plate 2, which is provided with arectangular opening 3 in the Application July 4, 1939, SerialNo.-282,796

' 1 Claim. (Cl. 217-54) 7 reception of vertical 5, as well as the base 2of the frame, are formed of sheet or plate shock-proofi'netal. The posts5 are bent into substantially 'V -shape in cross section andareprov-ided with one or more beads 6 posts, four of the braces beingprovided to form a complete frame. Said braces are likewise formed ofshock-proof metal of sheet or plate form bent to provide beads 8 forstiffening the same. with the bottom posts and the'horizontal braces ofsuch plate from shock-proof metala light-f 3 frame for the crate isweight and inexpensive provided which is of sufficient rigidity and wearof handling and out material deterioration and use. a v

For properly mounting the carboy or bottle within the frame thus formedthere is provided a pair of bars 9 and [6, which are composed of springmetal and extend diagonally across V packing material is associatedcenter thereof and which has four turned up and beaded portions 4 to actas horizontal braces. The four horizontal bracing portions 4 of the baseare arranged in the form of a square, but are provided with spacesbetween the same for the the crate. Such spring bars are each rigidlyattachedto the vertical posts 5, as indicated at 5 by means of bolts,rivets, or welding, and from their ends they are bent in the form ofloops II and hence downwardly where the loops join flat portions l2 ofthe bars, which flat portions l2 are designed to form a seat for abottle or carboy supported in the crate. The inner portions of the loopsH act to form vertical guides for thelower end of the bottle or carboyfor guiding the same against the seat portions [2 of the bars. By thismeans, thebottle or carboy is suspended by the bars 8 above the base 2of the frame and likewise spaced from the sidewalls of said frame. 7provided is of a resilient flexible nature adapted to withstand'shocksincident to handling and transporting bottles or carboys. Preferably,with the spring bars for preventing or limiting contact between theglass bottles or carboys and the suspension bars, anda preferred formof, such packing is indicated as consisting of a .rope I3 woven inopenings I 4 on the bars soas to be interposed particularly at thecorners of the bottles between the bottles and suspension bars.

v For holding the upper portion of the bottle from excessive movement, Iprovide corner bars 7 Welded to the horizontal braces 7 around which isplaced suitable buffing material 15.

fl and 5 alternatively, the i As indicated in Figures posts 5. Thevertical; posts stiffening the By constructing the frame of the crateThe support thus bars I4 cornerbars H may support wood spacers l6,

as by links H, fitting in grooves in the corner 7 various changes andmodifications may be made without departing from the principles of tirepresent invention, and the present inventipnurr- 1 cludes all suchchanges and modifications as 7 come within the scope of the followingclaim.

I claim: 7 V A crate, for a carboy or water bottle, comprising a frameformed of sheet metal and in- 5 eluding a base plate having upturned andbeaded portions, said frame also including V-shaped post sections beadedvertically and united to the saidupturned portions, the upper portionsof said post sections being connected by horizontal- 10 1y extendingmembers; and spring suspension means includ'ing members ttached tb thelower 'i or'ti'ons'ofsaid'cornerbests/arid curved hence qupwardly intothe form of a vertical loop located in the lower portion of the frameand extendqxrgmencednwardlyto form a seat. CARL EUGENE JOHNSON.

